Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Denmark
Denmark: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 610 TJ in 2015. ▼ Falling
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Denmark, 1990–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 610 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.6% on the previous year and down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Denmark peaked at 8,158 TJ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 610 TJ, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 70th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Denmark, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,416 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 5,491 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5,545 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,485 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,598 TJ | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 4,473 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,860 TJ | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 4,255 TJ | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 5,064 TJ | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 4,989 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3,836 TJ | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 4,835 TJ | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 6,505 TJ | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 7,270 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 8,158 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 8,061 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7,660 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 7,567 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,772 TJ | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 4,328 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 8,138 TJ | +88.0% |
| 2011 | 4,823 TJ | -40.7% |
| 2012 | 1,426 TJ | -70.4% |
| 2013 | 3,530 TJ | +147.5% |
| 2014 | 1,261 TJ | -64.3% |
| 2015 | 610 TJ | -51.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 610 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,517 TJ, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 610 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,698 TJ, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +147.5% | 1,426 TJ | 3,530 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,918 TJ | 3,860 TJ | 5,545 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,199 TJ | 3,772 TJ | 8,158 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,298 TJ | 610 TJ | 8,138 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Denmark?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Denmark was 610 TJ in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8,158 TJ in 2004.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 TJ in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Denmark ranks 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2015.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.